2003 IIHF World Championship
The 2003 IIHF World Championship was held between April 26 and May 11, 2003 in Helsinki, Tampere and Turku, Finland.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Finland |
| Dates | April 26 – May 11 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada (22nd title) |
Runner-up  |  Sweden |
Third place  |  Slovakia |
| Fourth place |  Czech Republic |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 56 |
| Goals scored | 349 (6.23 per match) |
| Attendance | 449,193 (8,021 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Žigmund Pálffy (15 points) |
← 2002 2004 → | |
It was the 67th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
Canada won the gold medal after defeating Sweden 3–2 in a tightly fought final. Over 14 minutes into the overtime, Canadian forward Anson Carter beat Swedish goaltender Mikael Tellqvist with a wraparound goal. The goal was contested for several minutes before replays confirmed that Tellqvist had stopped the puck behind the goal line. It was Canada's first World Championship win in five years.
Sweden surrendered five consecutive goals against Finland in their quarterfinal to trail 5–1 seven minutes into the second period, at which point Swedish goaltender Tommy Salo was swapped for Mikael Tellqvist. This proved to be the Swedish team's necessary wake-up call as the Swedes went on to score five unanswered goals before the end of regulation and ultimately win the game 6–5.
Qualification Tournament
The Far Eastern Qualification was played as a single game during the 2003 Asian Winter Games on February 4, 2003 in Hachinohe, Japan. South Korea had opted to not play as they believed it more beneficial to focus on training and developing for their Division II tournament.[1] During the games Japan also beat the Koreans eleven to two in the semi-finals.
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Japan |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 |
 China |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
All times local
| February 4, 2003 19:00 | Japan | 15–0 | China |
Venues
| Hartwall Areena Capacity: 13,349 |
Elysée Arena Capacity: 11,820 |
Tampere Ice Hall Capacity: 7,800 | |
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| Finland – Helsinki |
Finland – Turku |
Finland - Tampere |
Final tournament
First round
In the First Round, the top 3 teams from each group progressed to the Second Round, whilst the last placed team progressed to the Consolation Round.
Group A
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 6 |
 Germany |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
 Ukraine |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 2 |
| Japan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 0 |
All times local
| April 27, 2003 16:00 | Germany | 5–4 | Japan |
| April 27, 2003 20:00 | Ukraine | 3–9 | Slovakia |
| April 28, 2003 16:00 | Slovakia | 10–1 | Japan |
| April 29, 2003 16:00 | Germany | 3–1 | Ukraine |
| April 30, 2003 16:00 | Slovakia | 3–1 | Germany |
| April 30, 2003 20:00 | Japan | 1–5 | Ukraine |
Group B
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Russia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 6 |
 Switzerland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
 Denmark |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 2 |
 United States |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
All times local
| April 26, 2003 15:00 | United States | 2–5 | Denmark |
| April 26, 2003 19:00 | Switzerland | 2–5 | Russia |
| April 27, 2003 15:00 | United States | 0–1 | Switzerland |
| April 27, 2003 19:00 | Russia | 6–1 | Denmark |
| April 29, 2003 15:00 | Denmark | 2–6 | Switzerland |
| April 29, 2003 19:00 | Russia | 3–2 | United States |
Group C
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 |
| Sweden |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
 Latvia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
 Belarus |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
All times local
| April 26, 2003 16:00 | Canada | 3–0 | Belarus |
| April 26, 2003 20:00 | Latvia | 1–3 | Sweden |
| April 27, 2003 16:00 | Canada | 6–1 | Latvia |
| April 27, 2003 20:00 | Sweden | 2–1 | Belarus |
| April 29, 2003 16:00 | Belarus | 0–4 | Latvia |
| April 29, 2003 20:00 | Sweden | 1–3 | Canada |
Group D
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 6 |
| Finland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 4 |
 Austria |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 2 |
 Slovenia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 0 |
All times local
| April 26, 2003 16:00 | Czech Republic | 5–2 | Slovenia | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki |
| April 26, 2003 20:00 | Austria | 1–5 | Finland | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki |
| April 28, 2003 19:00 | Finland | 12–0 | Slovenia | Tampere Ice Hall, Tampere |
| April 28, 2003 20:00 | Czech Republic | 8–1 | Austria | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki |
| April 29, 2003 20:00 | Slovenia | 2–6 | Austria | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki |
| April 30, 2003 16:00 | Finland | 1–2 | Czech Republic | Elysée Areena, Turku |
Second round
In the Second Round, the top 4 teams from each group progressed to the Final Round, whilst the bottom 2 teams are eliminated.
Group E
Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 9 |
| Czech Republic |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 9 |
| Finland |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 5 |
| Germany |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 |
| Austria |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 2 |
| Ukraine |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 0 |
| April 26, 2003 20:00 | Austria | 1–5 | Finland |
| April 27, 2003 20:00 | Ukraine | 3–9 | Slovakia |
| April 28, 2003 20:00 | Czech Republic | 8–1 | Austria |
| April 29, 2003 16:00 | Germany | 3–1 | Ukraine |
| April 30, 2003 16:00 | Slovakia | 3–1 | Germany |
| April 30, 2003 16:00 | Finland | 1–2 | Czech Republic |
| May 2, 2003 16:00 | Slovakia | 5–1 | Finland |
| May 2, 2003 20:00 | Czech Republic | 5–2 | Ukraine |
| May 3, 2003 16:00 | Germany | 5–1 | Austria |
| May 3, 2003 20:00 | Finland | 9–0 | Ukraine |
| May 4, 2003 16:00 | Slovakia | 7–1 | Austria |
| May 4, 2003 20:00 | Czech Republic | 4–0 | Germany |
| May 5, 2003 20:00 | Slovakia | 3–3 | Czech Republic |
| May 6, 2003 16:00 | Ukraine | 2–5 | Austria |
| May 6, 2003 20:00 | Finland | 2–2 | Germany |
Group F
Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 9 |
| Sweden |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 8 |
| Russia |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 4 |
| Switzerland |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 4 |
| Latvia |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 4 |
| Denmark |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 1 |
| April 26, 2003 19:00 | Switzerland | 2–5 | Russia |
| April 26, 2003 20:00 | Latvia | 1–3 | Sweden |
| April 27, 2003 16:00 | Canada | 6–1 | Latvia |
| April 27, 2003 19:00 | Russia | 6–1 | Denmark |
| April 29, 2003 15:00 | Denmark | 2–6 | Switzerland |
| April 29, 2003 20:00 | Sweden | 1–3 | Canada |
| May 2, 2003 16:00 | Canada | 2–2 | Denmark |
| May 2, 2003 20:05 | Russia | 2–4 | Sweden |
| May 3, 2003 16:00 | Switzerland | 4–2 | Latvia |
| May 3, 2003 20:05 | Sweden | 7–1 | Denmark |
| May 4, 2003 16:00 | Latvia | 2–1 | Russia |
| May 4, 2003 20:00 | Canada | 2–0 | Switzerland |
| May 5, 2003 20:00 | Russia | 2–5 | Canada |
| May 6, 2003 16:00 | Denmark | 2–4 | Latvia |
| May 6, 2003 20:00 | Switzerland | 2–5 | Sweden |
Group G
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 6 |
| Belarus |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| Slovenia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 1 |
| Japan |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 1 |
As the Far Eastern qualifier, Japan avoids relegation. Therefore, Belarus and Slovenia are relegated to Division I for the 2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
All times local
| May 2, 2003 15:00 | United States | 7–2 | Slovenia |
| May 2, 2003 19:00 | Belarus | 3–1 | Japan |
| May 3, 2003 15:00 | Japan | 3–3 | Slovenia |
| May 3, 2003 19:00 | United States | 4–2 | Belarus |
| May 5, 2003 15:00 | Slovenia | 3–4 | Belarus |
| May 5, 2003 19:00 | Japan | 1–8 | United States |
Final round
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| May 7 | ||||||||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||||||
| May 9 | ||||||||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||||||
| Canada | 8 | |||||||||
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| Czech Republic | 4 | |||||||||
| Czech Republic | 3 | |||||||||
| May 11 | ||||||||||
| Russia | 0 | |||||||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||||||
| May 7 | ||||||||||
| Sweden | 2 | |||||||||
| Slovakia | 3 | |||||||||
| May 9 | ||||||||||
| Switzerland | 1 | |||||||||
| Slovakia | 1 | |||||||||
| May 7 | ||||||||||
| Sweden | 4 | Third place | ||||||||
| Sweden | 6 | |||||||||
| May 10 | ||||||||||
| Finland | 5 | |||||||||
| Czech Republic | 2 | |||||||||
| Slovakia | 4 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| 07 May | Canada | 3–2 (aet) | Germany |
| 07 May | Slovakia | 3–1 | Switzerland |
| 07 May | Czech Republic | 3–0 | Russia |
| 07 May | Sweden | 6–5 | Finland |
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Final
| 11 May | Canada | 3–2 (aet) (1-2, 0-0, 1-0, 1-0) | Sweden | Helsinki Attendance: 13,387 |
| Roberto Luongo | Goalies | Mikael Tellqvist | Referee: Vladimir Šindler Linesmen: Petr Blümel Antti Hämäläinen | ||||||||||||||
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Ranking and Statistics
Tournament awards
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Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
 | Canada |
 | Sweden |
 | Slovakia |
| 4 | Czech Republic |
| 5 | Finland |
| 6 | Germany |
| 7 | Russia |
| 8 | Switzerland |
| 9 | Latvia |
| 10 | Austria |
| 11 | Denmark |
| 12 | Ukraine |
| 13 | United States |
| 14 | Belarus |
| 15 | Slovenia |
| 16 | Japan |
Scoring leaders
List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals, then (fewer) games played.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Žigmund Pálffy | 9 | 7 | 8 | 15 | +9 | 18 | F |
| Jozef Stümpel | 9 | 4 | 11 | 15 | +7 | 0 | F |
| Ľubomír Višňovský | 9 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +11 | 2 | D |
| Teemu Selänne | 7 | 8 | 3 | 11 | +3 | 2 | F |
| Saku Koivu | 7 | 1 | 10 | 11 | +3 | 4 | F |
| Dany Heatley | 9 | 7 | 3 | 10 | +9 | 10 | F |
| Mats Sundin | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +8 | 10 | F |
| Miroslav Šatan | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +2 | 2 | F |
| Martin Straka | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +5 | 4 | F |
| Kimmo Rintanen | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +3 | 0 | F |
Source: IIHF.com
Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
| Player | MIP | SOG | GA | GAA | SVS% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Jonas | 180:00 | 100 | 4 | 1.33 | 96.00 | 0 |
| Sean Burke | 328:47 | 156 | 7 | 1.28 | 95.51 | 1 |
| Mikael Tellqvist | 393:16 | 150 | 9 | 1.37 | 94.00 | 0 |
| Ján Lašák | 359:20 | 168 | 11 | 1.84 | 93.45 | 0 |
| Marco Bührer | 297:25 | 137 | 9 | 1.82 | 93.43 | 1 |
Source: IIHF.com
